... figure who defended that doctrinal position. Bodin stressed the independence of the kings of France whereas the English author Thomas Hobbes emphasized the rights of the sovereign power of the state over all members of the common polity. State power which he called Leviathan must be released from all kinds of legal ties. The commands of God and the laws of nature are ... rights of citizens come back to life. Protection of human beings by recognition of human rights. John Lock is the author who took positions opposed to the approach taken by Thomas Hobbes. In his view, human being is not...

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